Spiced Okra With Tomatoes

Frozen okra cooked in a spicy, tangy sauce until it's perfect for eating with flatbreads or dolloped on rice.

Crisp Fried Okra Recipe | Cook the Book

A note to okra haters: Even you will love fried okra. You won't find any of the slime often associated with the summertime vegetable, just fried mouth-poppin' goodness. I can't pass it up when I see it on a menu,...

Roasted Okra Chips from 'Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking'

The hot oven crisps and caramelizes thin slices of okra, transforming the contentious vegetable into an addictive appetizer.

Eggplant Spirals With Greek Yogurt, Tomatoes, and Cucumber

A quick and fresh appetizer or side dish, these grilled eggplant rolls get some Greek love thanks to an herbed-packed blend of yogurt and feta. Diced fresh tomatoes and cucumbers add a little contrasting crunch to the creamy filling.

Grilled Eggplant With Feta and Maras Pepper From 'The Big-Flavor Grill'

Meat can really hog the spotlight when it comes to grilling. But sometimes, a beautifully grilled vegetable comes along and steals the show. This is what happened here for me, with this eggplant from The Big-Flavor Grill by Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby.

Dry, Spiced Ladyfingers (Okra)

Okra, sometimes called lady's fingers, are hated by many because of their slimy texture. But this recipe, does away with that and brings out the mellow flavor of the vegetable and the subtle heat of the spices.

Greek Salad

A classic Greek Salad recipe with a homemade Greek Salad dressing made with red wine vinegar. So easy to make, gorgeous bright fresh flavours!

Kolokithokeftedes (Greek Zucchini Fritters) with Tzatziki

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Stovetop Eggplant With Harissa, Chickpeas, and Cumin Yogurt

Eggplants have always been a difficult vegetable for me. They come in different shapes, sizes, colors, and stripes and are surrounded by dos and don'ts. But with enough delicious recipes under your belt, it's pretty easy to overlook the post-cooking appearance and realize that all those dos and don'ts are really more suggestions than hard-and-fast rules. This recipe, which combines small Italian eggplants cooked whole in olive oil along with harissa, chickpeas, and tomatoes, is one such preparat...

Healthy & Delicious: Greek Orzo Salad

Before actually participating in one, I thought potlucks were kind of old fashioned. I always pictured 1960s-era Knights of Columbus halls, packed with Jello molds, limp crudite, and men in ornamental antler hats. Needless to say, was I off base.